News in the ‘Editorial Awoko Tok Tok’ Category

Sierra Leoneans do not feel comfortable to disclose their salaries. They like to estimate what they earn per month. This is not just about people working in the civil service but also individuals in the private sector. It all has to do with the image individuals want to portray of themselves. Whatever they want the[…]

Accounting firm, KPMG, has explained to Members of Parliament and the Public Account Committee for the Audit Report Hearings why its staff withdrew pro-bono services to the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) during the ebola response. The Senior Partner of KPMG, Vidal Decker, told the Committee that they were seriously challenged by lapses relating to improper[…]

The Ebola Czar has blasted striking burial teams in Kenema as playing politics with Ebola. In a furious mood Palo Conteh condemned the act of bringing out dead bodies from the mortuary and laying them on the paths leading to the hospital as unacceptable. We cannot agree more. While we sympathise with his (Palo) frustration[…]

There is no gainsaying that the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is on us and raging. However whilst western nations have called in their armies to take the lead in the response, our army is still quarantined in their barracks playing only a nominal support role. Since the onset of this deadly onslaught we have called[…]

The much talked about marathon to be jointly organized by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Trackline and its partners is due on Saturday, 26th April and will start off from three different points in the city. Sisto Anderma working for Trackline said his company is an international company with a local base in Sierra Leone. He[…]

At the funeral of the late Head of State (Pa Kabbah), we saw the military in full attendance. However we observed that the soldiers were all in combat fatigues and not one of them wore the red ceremonial uniform. Infact the only thing ceremonial about the dressing of the soldiers was the white gloves they[…]

Our sister country Ghana prides itself in running an open and transparent government. They are so open that they have revealed the budget for their national team’s travel and stay in Brazil if they were to go up to the finals. The figure is a staggering $20 million. They are very open to even reveal[…]

They say wonders never end in Sierra Leone, and that is so true. The on going quarrel at the SLFA will not cease to amuse people even as the actual drama is yet to unfold. We have said that it is a national disgrace and for this we only have to find out what is[…]

The issue, which led to the cancellation of British Airways and Kenya Airways flights to Sierra Leone over the weekend, sends out a really bad signal for our airport authorities. It shows that the issue of security is not being given the importance it deserves. We believe that the paramount issue for any airport in[…]

The news about what happened between the Football Association President and Sierra Leone’s most successful footballer is nothing but disgraceful and absolutely disgraceful. Since the days of football being played at the old Kingtom grounds and then the Recreation grounds (Recree), which now houses the National Stadium, we have never ever heard of the FA[…]